Housed within the old Pabst Brewery site and affectionately nicknamed the “App Brewery,” student developers in UWM’s Mobile Innovation Lab are impressing major Milwaukee clients one after another.

The App Brewery unveiled its first student-built mobile app this week. The client: Milwaukee County. Perhaps the most impressive function: Real-time GPS tracking of Milwaukee County Transit System buses.

In this video, you’ll see the apps and the students in action. Just watch out for the occasional NERF dart. With a name like the App Brewery, you have to expect a few hijinks amidst the innovation.

P.S. Get your hands on the free Milwaukee County app later this summer.

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